11: Fatal brainstorming mistake made by all
You are unlikely to pass a McKinsey case interview unless you can brainstorm. Consulting interviewers are ALWAYS testing for poise, confidence, structure and logic in your response. Most candidates do...
16 Touko 20118min
10: The Strategy Study
McKinsey, BCG et al engagements are very different from the stories typically depicted on blogs etc. Too often the writer seems intent on explain how long the hours are and the need to do analyses. Th...
10 Touko 201116min
9: The Impossible Candidates Lessons
Here we talk about the unusual tactics we used to place a musician into BBM Europe who had just a master's degree in music, from an elite institute and 4 years of experience in the Arts. Lacking a bus...
4 Touko 201119min
8: Lessons in not placing a successful Wharton MBA
Having a brilliant profile and credentials is good, but not great. In this podcast we discuss the hurdles which caused a brilliant Wharton MBA to stumble during their interviews. Much came down to the...
28 Huhti 201119min
7: English-speaking offices
Aspiring consultants typically struggle at this selection and arrive at the wrong strategy. When you live in a country with just one BBM office, like most countries, how do you select a 2nd, 3rd or 4t...
22 Huhti 201114min
6: Advice on speaking like a consultant
If you read forums worldwide everyone is obsessed with cracking the case. Yet, most people cannot communicate like a consultant. We hope by reading this post, candidates spend an equal, if not more, t...
16 Huhti 201116min
5: Families and McKinsey
No one will say this, but you should not be planning a family in the formative/early years of McKinsey or BCG. While firms go to great lengths to extol the virtues of their family friendly cultures, a...
10 Huhti 201116min
4: Anatomy of a McKinsey Networking Event
The most important piece of feedback for a McKinsey, BCG et al networking event is to do nothing. You actually want to draw as little attention to yourself as possible. Networking events are really fo...
4 Huhti 201120min
